16.5 Wheel Decisions

[lowrollin70gmc]

Well, I just picked up my third set of 16.5s and would like a little help deciding which wheels to run my HMMWV tires on during the summer. I personally lean towards the slots and turbines to save weight compared to the steelies, but I like all three looks. Seeing as I love posting pictures of my rigs, feel free to visit the 68's build thread is in my signature (The Dakota Cadillac).

Winter wheels will be the current 315/70/17 (~35/12.5/17) Goodyear Duratracs on their black aluminum 17s. This is just a reference picture.



Summer set choices (although I do have a set of chains for these tires):

37/12.5/16.5 Baja T/A military surplus on the three following wheel choices:

16.5 x 8.25 Steelies
Powdercoated black, exposed hubs/lugs. I might change the color to white once the burb is painted it's original gold/white combo.






16.5x9.75 slots
Clean up and go with a brushed finish, possibly color inside the slots.



16.5x9.75 turbines
Clean up to nice, cast aluminum. I do have 6 of these, so I could run a matching spare.




Feel free to respond to the poll as well as post opinions supporting your choice or adding another suggestion. I did enable multiple selections, so vote for two if you can't decide either!

Andrew